mortality/aging
• mice die between 3 and 4 weeks after birth
• calcium supplementation prevents premature death
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growth/size/body
• by 14 days of age, mice exhibit severe growth retardation
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skeleton
• osteoclast formation is normal, however osteoclast activity is inhibited
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• metaphyseal fraying and cupping
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• mice show presence of non-mineralized osteoid on the surface of the trabeculae
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• bone mineral content is reduced 43%
• calcium supplementation restores bone mineral content
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• bone mineral density is reduced about 14%
• calcium supplementation restores bone mineral density
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• mice have higher bone volume to tissue volume ratio
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• all mice exhibit a thinned or absent cortex, producing a moth-eaten appearance
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• mice show higher trabecular number and numerous trabeculae within the bone marrow space
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• overall skeletal development is impaired, with higher radio-density in 3 week old mice
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• increase in growth plate thickness in femur, lumbar vertebral bodies, and skull base/floor bones
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• increase in osteoid volume per bone volume and in bone volume per tissue volume in in femur, lumbar vertebral bodies, and skull base/floor bones
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osteomalacia
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J:224711
)
• softening and weakening of the bones
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• mice exhibit metaphyseal fraying and cupping indicative of rickets superimposed on osteopetrosis or osteopetrorickets
• calcium supplementation rescues mice from rickets
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• tibia show lower maximal load, stiffness, energy to failure, and greater maximal displacement, indicating that they are weaker, less mineralized, and easier to deform
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• tibia show lower maximal load, stiffness, energy to failure, and greater maximal displacement, indicating that they are weaker, less mineralized, and easier to deform
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digestive/alimentary system
• stomachs are prone to hemorrhagic necrosis
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• zymogenic chief cells are smaller and lack abundant apical secretory granules
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• small size and high nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio of parietal cells
• increase in parietal cells in the base (zymogenic chief) zone
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• zymogenic chief cells are smaller and lack abundant apical secretory granules
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• small size and high nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio of parietal cells
• increase in parietal cells in the base (zymogenic chief) zone
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craniofacial
hematopoietic system
• osteoclast formation is normal, however osteoclast activity is inhibited
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homeostasis/metabolism
• mice are severely hypocalcemic
• calcium supplementation restores normocalcemia
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• lower 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels
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immune system
• osteoclast formation is normal, however osteoclast activity is inhibited
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